Fire them if they are not getting the job done

During these times of uncertain economic stability in our country, it is interesting to take a look at those who are responsible for getting us out of this economic mess -- the 435 members of the House of Representatives and the 100 members of the U.S. Senate.

The current salary for members of the House and Senate is $174,000 per year. The majority and minority leaders in the Senate and the House are paid $193,400 each and in the House, the Speaker is paid $223,500.

The total pay for the Senate is $17,438,800. The total pay for the House of Representatives comes to $75,778,300. The total for the 535 members of Congress drawing their pay from our tax dollars comes to $93,217,100.

This is the Congress that usually works Tuesday through Thursday on the weeks they are in session.

According to the 2013 Congressional Calendar, the House and Senate is scheduled to work 178 days during the year.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein is one of 261 millionaire members of Congress, according to an analysis of personal wealth conducted by the Center for Responsive Politics.

According to Tom Murse, a contributing writer for About.com's U.S. Government Information section from August 2010 through September 2011, the nine wealthiest members of Congress in 2010 were: Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a Democrat from California, a net worth of between $46 million and $108.1 million; Sen. Jay Rockefeller, a Democrat from West Virginia, a net worth of between $61.4 million and $136.2 million; Rep. Michael McCaul, a Republican from Texas, a net worth of between $73.7 million and $201.5 million; Rep. Vern Buchanan, a Republican from Florida, a net worth of as much as $366.2 million; Sen. Herb Kohl, a Democrat from Wisconsin, a net worth of between $89.4 million and $231.2 million; Rep. Jared Polis, a Democrat from Colorado, a net worth of between $36.7 million and $285.1 million; U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, a Democrat from Virginia, a net worth of between $65.7 million and $283.1 million; Rep. Jane Harman, a Democrat from California, a net worth of between $151.5 million and $435.4 million; Rep. Darrell Issa, a Republican from California, a net worth of between $156.1 million and $451.1 million.

These are the people we depend on to pass legislation that will safeguard our economy, help our schools, and assure health care for all, among a multitude of issues that are not being resolved. The House did manage to vote on repealing Obamacare 37 times. They have not begun to be serious about gun control. They are plodding along on immigration reform.

But they are drawing their pay checks and their health benefits and their expense accounts and their pensions - all at our expense. It is time to look very seriously at these people and determine if they are getting the job done and whether we want to continue paying them.